Disordered Behavior. Basic Concepts in Clinical Psychiatry.

Abstract

A short, very readable introduction to the clinical concerns of psychiatry including alcoholism, addiction, and the emotional strains of aging and dying. Closing chapters on the psychiatric interview, psychotherapy, and definition of the healthy personality. Suitable as simple introduction for the medical student or as survey for paramedical workers. The author assumes that the reader has some knowledge of personality development and structure and of the basic vocabulary of medicine.